Before Tolly could take a few more steps, he found that Kevin plunged at him and tried to grab him by his collar. Kevin was fast, but Tolly was faster. He quickly stepped aside and Kevin grabbed nothing in his hand. Kevin was astonished by his agility.“What the heck! How can you be so fast now?” He asked, puzzled.But he quickly ignored it, for his curiosity gave way to his fury.“You pathetic punk! Let’s make it clear this time, who’s the wimpy boy?”It seemed that Kevin’s eyes would pop out in a flash. He thought even if he could not beat him black and blue, he could at least give this little bastard a few slaps.‘Paak…’In a heartbeat, a loud slap was heard. Nevertheless, it was Kevin’s face that was burning hot.Thunderstruck, Kevin had had no idea that Tolly, as a level-one ordinary alchemist, dared to hit him in the face. By any account, he was the one who had a higher level of cultivation and was much more powerful.How dare he? Apparently, the little bastard was courting his
“I can help you to kill him!”A strange husky voice rang out from the top of a tree beside them. Looking up, they saw someone in a black veil high up on the tree.“Who are you?” Kevin asked.“You don’t need to know who I am. I promise I’ll kill the little boy who’s annoying you.” the person in the black veil said coldly.“B-b-but I am just kidding. I didn’t have the intention to kill him. After all, we are from the same school. I’ve just wanted to teach him a lesson and that’s all!” Kevin explained anxiously.The voice from the veiled person was so eerie and cold that it sent shivers down his spine.“Coward! As he has just said, you’re a coward!” the veiled person taunted, “Now I want to kill you, too. Ha-ha…”Suddenly, the veiled person broke into a fit of terrifying laughter.“Who are you? Why are you keeping your face behind a black veil?” Luna asked boldly.“Little beautiful girl, it’s none of your business. Go away as fast as you can. I don’t want to kill a gorgeous girl like you
“I didn’t expect that you secreted your true power. Your classmates have said that you are an ordinary alchemist of one level, but I figure you are at least at level four. And you are a fire elemental alchemist, aren’t you?” the veiled woman asked in shock, her eyes widened, “But you are nothing to me. I guarantee that you’ll soon be a dead man!” With that, the veiled lady Cindy began to drive her internal vital energy to her fingertips. This time, some thorn-sharp cold ice appeared in both her hands. She was confident that she could kill him with her new technique. “Ice Shark Burst!” she shouted while pushing both of her hands forward. Two huge icebergs as sharp as swords soon turned themselves into two giant sharks and flew straight at Tolly. It seemed that Tolly would be doomed without any doubt. However, Tolly didn’t hesitate. He acted quickly by driving every ounce of his vital energy to both of his hands, in which quickly two balls of fire were burning fiercely. Not daring
Just then, the veiled woman pulled some small pink stones out of her own pocket and then placed them on one of the petals of her flower-like boat. It was at that moment that Tolly noticed there was a small hole on the petal which served as an energy tank.It dawned on him that the pink stones were like gasoline to cars and would help boost the speed of her special vehicle—the flower-like boat.Sure enough, the boat immediately turned into an over-powered machine that could help it win minute victories over drag, weight, and the laws of physics.It was getting increasingly faster so that it caught up with the Sound Sword instantly. If there was a competition between them, be it ever so fast, Tolly’s Sound Sword could not be the winner of the race.Tolly tried to make sharp turns like before, however, there was no way for him to get rid of the veiled woman on her flower-like boat. It looked like escaping from her was an impossible task.‘Before cornered to death, why not take the initia
“You’re right. One has to pay for what he has done. The little punk called Tolly has to die for what they did.” The veiled woman said. “Now you step in to help him. I’ll have to come to kill him next time.”With that, she pulled two pink balls from her pocket and threw them onto the ground. With a bang, the two balls exploded and a wisp of smoke quickly filled the air. Under the cover of the smoke, the veiled woman quickly flew away on her six-petal flower-like boat. When Ms. Harmsworth was able to have a clear vision ahead, it was impossible to go after her then.“Misty Balls??!! They are something from the Altered clan. Unbelievable! Does she come from the Altered clan? I have to report this to Fanta Lord.” Ms. Harmsworth said, gasping in shock.“What’s the Altered clan? I’ve never heard of it before!” Tolly asked, coming closer to Ms. Harmsworth.“People from the Altered clan have long been the archenemies of our human beings. Their ancestor was someone called Anemono.”“Anemono?”
“Perhaps all of you are too young. I bet you’ve never heard about the four assistants of Fanta Lord—Wind, Fire, River and Sea. They all have their own unique weapons. And you know, River has the most unique weapon among them of course.” Peggy enthused. “Oh? Never heard of it before!” Please tell us more.” the people around her murmured, all lost in their thoughts. “That’s quite normal for all of you because your ranks are too low. You know his weapon, the big copper brush is actually called Takeaway Brush, which means it could take away almost anyone to the hell with a stroke of this brush. Just like a Judge, it’ll brush away one’s name from the Book of Life.” “That’s incredible!” someone gasped in disbelief. “And you know, it weighs at least ten tons. Even our school president Mr. Brown, or his father, or his grandfather, who are all Master-level alchemists, are not able to lift it, much less use it as a weapon. I guess you guys may never be able to lift it, either. Not in your wi
“Good, sharing is always gaining.” Luna suddenly said softly, “but where’s your dad now?” “He’s been dead for three years. You know three months after the opening, my dad had become a little bit doddery and usually talked to himself all day.” Maria said sadly, on the verge of tears, “And on one beautiful morning three years ago, he tripped over a big rock while taking a walk and passes away instantly!” “Oh, sorry to hear that, that’s a sad story!” Tolly said sympathetically. “Never mind,” Maria replied, letting out a deep sigh. However, she quickly changed the expression on her face and forced a smile, saying, “All right. So, what would you like, Tolly?” “Perhaps you can show me some good stuff. You know there will be a test for us in three days. Everyone is now trying to work hard in the hopes of passing the test and winning the favor of River, one of the four assistants of Fanta Lord, or even the favor of Fanta Lord himself because it’s been said that he is going to supervise
“So, Miss Clarkson, what exactly do you mean?” Tolly asked, scratching his head. Miss Clarkson looked at Tolly again. “That means you’ve had your breakthrough, Tolly.” Miss Clarkson grinned. After hearing what their math teacher had said, Luna looked at Tolly in surprise. Widening her eyes, she couldn’t believe that the guy who had always been a waste of space had finally had his own breakthrough. “Really, Tolly?” Tolly smiled and nodded. “Thank you for your concern, Miss Clarkson. After almost becoming the food of brutal beasts in my last test, I’ve overcome my inner demon—fear. I’m not afraid of anything. I know fear is nothing but fear itself. There are no more obstacles and distractions in my mind, so I’ve had my breakthrough!” “Congratulations, Tolly! You’ve finally broken through to a new level! That means you are a level-two ordinary alchemist. Work hard. I believe maybe you’ll be able to break through to level three before the test.” Luna said jubilantly. She was genuin